tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172202953319134786.post6102713491879978736..comments2018-02-11T20:13:17.548-08:00Comments on ITALIAN CYCLING JOURNAL: Shaping the 2012 Giro d'ItaliaAngelo senza la ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00876175566987717150noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172202953319134786.post-74376833979025161352011-08-15T13:29:02.223-07:002011-08-15T13:29:02.223-07:00Regarding the changes to the Giro, I somewhat disa...Regarding the changes to the Giro, I somewhat disagree with Vegni. A grand Tour IS supposed to be very hard and very grueling. Making it easier, or &quot;more Moderate&quot; dilutes the intent and moves further away from its roots and its difficult history. Not to mention it has some undertones of how the progressive globalists have permeated male society and have watered down the tough and rugged aspects of men in general. I thought Zomegnan did a very admirable job of creating a challenging and difficult course- only to be critized by a contingent of &#39;boys&#39; in the pro peloton. I think Angelo has helped to bring more awareness and visibility to the Giro as well. But again, politics have reared their ugly head in the cycling world.Geohttp://www.realanalytics.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172202953319134786.post-37345828562736561292011-08-15T13:19:15.895-07:002011-08-15T13:19:15.895-07:00&quot;Wonder what this means?&quot;
It means...the...&quot;Wonder what this means?&quot;<br />It means...the use of politics, plain and simple. Personally, I dislike Contador and I believe that given his past remarks and actions about stages, roads, other riders, tactics etc. I believe he basically said he did not really want to ride the Crostis- he is not what I would consider a &#39;tough&#39; guy of the peloton by any stretch. He is gifted with athletic ability but unfortunately as a person he has some room to grow. He has exhibited selfish behavior, moaning and whining on a constant basis, as seems to be the case with some top-level Spanish athletes. Alonso comes to mind right away. Ronaldo is another example of this prevailing self-absorbed attitude. But I digress. Politics seem to play more of a part of commercial sporting endeavors than ever, because of the millions of dollars involved.Geohttp://www.realanalytics.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-172202953319134786.post-42558342080363716972011-08-08T09:20:56.628-07:002011-08-08T09:20:56.628-07:00&quot;The decision to not use the Crostis was the ...&quot;The decision to not use the Crostis was the result of other disagreements between the teams and the UCI.&quot;<br />Wonder what this means?Pastasugohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03786461684110446948noreply@blogger.com